Nadiem Makarim

(Oct 22): Indonesian President Joko Widodo asked the nation’s opposition leader and the founder of its biggest startup to join a revamped cabinet as he puts the Southeast Asian nation on a path to become a US$7 trillion ($9.5 trillion) economy.

(June 7): Go-Jek, the Indonesian ride-hailing provider, has been offered at least US$1 billion ($1.3 billion) of new funding from existing investors eager to accelerate its overseas expansion, people with knowledge of the matter said.